Moab, Utah

Moab is a city in Grand County, southeastern Utah. The first Mormon pioneers arrived in 1855, establishing a trading fort which would be abandoned after a Native American attack. A new round of settlers established a permanent settlement in 1878, and it was incorporated on 20 December 1902. Moab's agriculture-based economy later shifted towards mining, and it became the "Uranium Capital of the World" during the 1950s. However, the end of the Cold War also ended Moab's uranium boom, but it experienced a surge of second-home owners during the 2000s. In 2017, Moab had a population of 5,253 people.